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CAP AND TRADE

Can A Carbon Tax Create Jobs, Jobs, Jobs?
Yes, it could. And it should create many more than it destroys,
so long as the revenue is spent wisely.    Ah…there's the rub.   
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change insists that we
take a path that will get us to a low-carbon future (IPCC; U.N.
report), and they insist that we use an all-of-the-above strategy
to get there.    But the only way to seriously move us in that
direction is to...
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2014/10/06/can-a-carbon-tax-create-jobs-jobs-jobs/



CLIMATE CHANGE

A Gulf in Ocean Knowledge
Scientists probably have significantly underestimated how much
the world’s oceans have warmed since the 1970s, according to a
new study. The finding may force researchers to revise their
gauges of some climate change effects, including the rate of
sea-level rise.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/07/science/a-gulf-in-ocean-knowledge.html?_r=0



AIR POLLUTION

AIR POLLUTION: Supreme Court won't review utilities' challenge of
ozone standards
The Supreme Court refused today to consider an appeal by electric
utilities challenging U.S. EPA air standards for ozone.	
http://news.vocus.com/?a=19168060040&p=19f&v=1&x=EJuTSfsQ-nzi9axmgf95_w


Northern California finally gets a break from wildfires
For the first time in months, wildfires across California are
under control or nearly there, according to state and federal
firefighting agencies.    Two of the state's biggest wildfires --
the 98,000-acre King fire in El Dorado National Forest and the
133,000-acre Happy Camp Complex fires in Klamath...
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-northern-california-wildfires-contained-20141006-story.html


Valley air district urges residents to cut back on driving	
Valley air district officials are urging residents to reduce
their driving and other emission-producing activities this week
due to unseasonably high temperatures.
http://news.vocus.com/?a=19171413947&p=19f&v=1&x=CaaEo_G4CeJ8c7dgyl4rsA



DIESEL EMISSIONS

CARB offers free diesel compliance classes
Truck owners, brokers and dispatchers have an opportunity to
learn how to comply with multiple California emissions
regulations this fall.  The California Air Resources Board is
hosting several free classes, including by webinar, aimed at
truck owners and others responsible for compliance with
California diesel emissions regulations.
http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=27783#.VDQNpxamOa8



DROUGHT

Drought Dries Up California Hydropower
As California's historic drought dries up the state's water
supplies and withers its crops, it's also shaking up the way
electricity is produced there.    There's so little water
available in the state's reservoirs that California's ability
to...	
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/drought-dries-up-california-hydropower-18141



VEHICLES

Fast charging your EV might not be as bad as predicted
...demise from fast-charging might be highly exaggerated. A study
put together by researchers from Stanford, Sandia National
Laboratories and MIT and published in Nature Materials refutes
previous reports that indicate that rapid charging and intense
use of electric-vehicle batteries degrades them at a faster rate
than a slower, steadier recharge-discharge process.    The study
itself is chock full of really scientific terms, but the crux is
that a larger percentage of a battery's particles are
absorbing...
http://green.autoblog.com/2014/10/06/fast-charging-your-ev-might-not-be-as-bad-as-predicted/


Vehicle charging stations generate electricity from sun
...Francisco, Calif., on Monday, October 6, 2014. Photo: Liz
Hafalia / The Chronicle    Queenie Dianela of San Mateo tries a
remote skateboard during an event promoting electric vehicles
outside San Francisco City Hall. Photo: Liz Hafalia / The
Chronicle    The EV Arc seen at the annual Charge Across Town in
the plaza between the SF main library and Asian museum in San
Francisco, Calif., on Monday, October 6, 2014. Envision Trak by
San Diego Gas and Electric increases solar generation by 18 to
25% over conventional...
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Vehicle-charging-stations-generate-electricity-5805080.php


Region's first public hydrogen-cell fueling station to open in
West Sacramento
A German company plans to open by the end of this year the
region's first retail hydrogen-cell fueling station at a Ramos
Oil Co. facility in West Sacramento that supplies a variety of
specialized fuels.  The station — to be built by Linde LLC — is
part of an effort by the state of California to make hydrogen
fuel-cell cars commercially viable by creating a network of
stations. 
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2014/10/07/regions-first-public-hydrogen-cell-fueling-station.html

Electric Vehicles In RV Campgrounds: What You Need To Know	
Electric vehicles are coming soon to a campground near you! With
electric cars, plug-in hybrids, and even electric motorcycles
selling in greater numbers every year, a growing number of buyers
who want to enjoy the great outdoors are discovering that some
recreational vehicle (RV) campgrounds offer access to...
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1094708_electric-vehicles-in-rv-campgrounds-what-you-need-to-know


GREEN ENERGY

Businesses not satisfied with current levels of sustainability
Sustainability spending more common in the West? There is
compelling data that education can move the needle on
sustainability?    A majority of small and medium-sized
businesses want better sustainability programs but are hindered
by...
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=26874 


BLOGS

Getting Beyond the 2-Degree Threshold on Global Warming
The piece, written by David Victor and Charles Kennel, both
affiliated with the University of California, San Diego, was
quickly challenged by Stefan Rahmstorf on the Realclimate blog
and Joe Romm at the Center for American Progress.
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/03/getting-over-the-2-degree-limit-on-global-warming/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=1&utm_source=Daily+Carbon+Briefing&utm_campaign=7dc9913ce7-DAILY_BRIEFING&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_876aab4fd7-7dc9913ce7-303439889


Climate Change Hits Close to Home for Small Family Farmers
...Nations Climate Summit. No one who calls Planet Earth home
should ignore the urgent need for reforming environmental
policies and practices -- worldwide.    The President made
history, detailing how the United States is leading the way in
the fight against climate change and calling for global support.
The New York Times called the President's signature action for
cutting carbon pollution "the strongest action taken by an
American president to tackle climate change."   
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-w-boyd-jr/climate-change-hits-close_b_5930600.html?ir=Black+Voices&utm_hp_ref=black-voices

Climate Change Has Uneven Effects on Ocean Warming
...acidifying seas have been invisibly filled with thousands of
these bobbing instruments. They are gathering and transmitting
data that's providing scientists with the clearest-ever pictures
of the hitherto-unfathomed extent of ocean warming. About 90
percent of global warming is ending up not on land, but in the
oceans.    Research published Sunday concluded that the upper
2,300 feet of the Southern Hemisphere's oceans may have warmed
twice as quickly after 1970 than had previously been thought.
Gathering...
http://blogs.kqed.org/science/2014/10/06/climate-change-has-uneven-effects-on-ocean-warming/





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